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Sandfang Pond – Dancing Linden of Himmelsberg loop from Kirchhain (Bz Kassel)

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Sandfang Pond – Dancing Linden of Himmelsberg loop from Kirchhain (Bz Kassel)

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Sandfang Pond – Dancing Linden of Himmelsberg loop from Kirchhain (Bz Kassel)

06:02

21.8km

380m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.01 km

Sandfang Pond

Highlight • Lake

In good weather a very nice place for cycling and walking. A lap around the "sand trap" is about three kilometers and is very flat and easy to drive / run.

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3.77 km

Rest Area at the Deserted Village of Bartenhausen

Highlight • Rest Area

If you follow the paved path towards Himmelsberg, you will reach the Bartenhausen source after approx. 150 m.

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5.21 km

Flachsrosenteich Himmelsberg

Highlight • Lake

Flax rose pond is a historical information point.
Right next to the pond, hikers come across an information point with a book made up of nine metal pages that provides …

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5.51 km

Dancing Linden of Himmelsberg

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Himmelsberger linden tree is an extremely enormous tree; it is one of the most magnificent natural monuments in Germany.

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5.81 km

Viewpoint

7.81 km

Steep Ascent to Himmelsberg

Highlight • Climb

Nice climb. Every now and then a little break, then it works ;-)

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10.5 km

View of Rauschenberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view and a wonderful place.

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11.3 km

Katharinenbrunnen Burgholz

Highlight • Natural Monument

A wonderful shady rest area.

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12.5 km

View of Hohes Lohr, Jeust, and Wüstegarten

Highlight • Viewpoint

Distant view from here is top👌🏻

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21.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

4.10 km

2.75 km

1.67 km

221 m

Surfaces

8.19 km

5.89 km

5.21 km

2.22 km

219 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

38°C

21°C

0 %

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Comments

May 7, 2022,Wanderung Himmelsbergtour

A beautiful route, especially the 1st and 3rd thirds!
⚠️ Caution - the federal road has to be crossed twice.

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May 19, 2023,Wandermärchen Burgwald: Himmelsberg-Tour 🌳🌤️

Close to nature and eventful is in a tour description - that's right 🤩
Views of the Amöneburg basin, the Amöneburg, Kellerwald and Sauerland paired with churches, lookout towers, forest paths, the remains of the Hunburg and the fascinating Tanzlinde - simply beautiful. The tour invites you to run. The spice is in the text in the brevity and the …

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September 7, 2025,Himmelsbergtour

A definite recommendation.
A well-maintained and well-marked premium circular hiking trail.
Great views, plenty of places to sit and rest, varied trail and surface conditions, and several information boards line the trail.

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May 22, 2022,Wanderung

Himmelsberg tour. Very nice tour with great weather. Good signage. 👍

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April 7, 2024,Himmelbergstour

This well-composed hiking trail leads through varied forests and open meadows and fields. You can enjoy views, meadow ponds and orchards. Cultural history is conveyed at the Katharinabrunnen fountain, on the former Wohra railway line and also on the way through the half-timbered village of Himmelberg. The path also leads past an educational beekeeping station. Seating has been set up …

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September 26, 2021,Himmelsbergtour Plus

So today is the Himmelsberg tour. This is an area that we haven't hiked that much, but it's just around the corner and it seems to be nice there.

The day promises to be warm and light in late summer, so we set out to follow the well-signposted premium hiking trail.
The tour is very varied, it goes uphill and …

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April 14, 2025,Premiumwanderweg "Himmelsbergtour" (von Kirchhain)

A beautiful and very varied tour in the very best 🌞, but unfortunately much too dry 😪 spring weather. The original tour starts at the hiking car park in Burgholz and only touches the very edge of the town of Kirchhain.

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Sandfang Pond – Dancing Linden of Himmelsberg loop from Kirchhain (Bz Kassel)

Sandfang Pond

Rest Area at the Deserted Village of Bartenhausen

Flachsrosenteich Himmelsberg

Dancing Linden of Himmelsberg

Steep Ascent to Himmelsberg

View of Rauschenberg

Katharinenbrunnen Burgholz

View of Hohes Lohr, Jeust, and Wüstegarten

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